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  1. Orbweaver Spider

    Orbweaver Spider

  2. Spiny-backed Orbweaver

    Spiny-backed Orbweaver

    Spiny-backed Orbweaver/Crab-like Spiny Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis: Araneidae) Female. Species is quite variable in coloration. Sexes told by size, male is much smaller. Carapace is wider than long. Females 10-13 mm (0.39-0.51 in) wide by 5-9 mm (0.20-0.35 in) long. Males are only...
  3. Giant Lichen Orbweaver

    Giant Lichen Orbweaver

    Giant Lichen Orbweaver (Araneus bicentarius: Araneidae) Females range in size from 1.3-2.8 cm (0.5-1.1 in) while males are ca. 0.7 cm (0.28 in) long. Photographed just north of Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas, USA. Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area in post oak/yaupon dominated creek riparian...
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